Kuruppu Arachchilage Thilakarathne Vs. Brahmana Arachchilage Dingiri Amma alias Sumanawathi – SC Appeal 135/2023-2025

In the matter of Brahmana Arachchilage Dingiri Amma alias Sumanawathi and Kuruppu Arachchilage Thilakarathne, the court addressed the issue of title to land in a rei vindicatio action, specifically concerning claims of paper title, prescriptive title, and the status of a licensee. It was held that the plaintiff-respondent-respondent had established clear paper title, perfected by prescription, while the defendant-appellant-appellant failed to prove either paper title or adverse possession for prescriptive rights. The court reaffirmed the principle that a plaintiff in a rei vindicatio action must prove title, and a defendant claiming prescriptive rights must demonstrate overt acts of adverse possession. This decision relied on the established principles of property law and the appellate po